RSA333

Folks-

Please help me. We are both competive racers, in PCA and other venues. She wants the tip version of the 997tt, so that she can use it use in dailiy driving, as practice for track driving (sha has long DC commutes).

I have only used manaul transmissions in the past. I want us both to participate in PCA DE events -I am now in black run group and she is blue for Potomac PCA.

What do I do? Please help once again.

Thanks in adance - Gerry Higgins

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2005 911 2005
2002 996 X50 - gone , but missed
1993 RSA
1992 Turbo S2 (1 out of 25 Andial-modified cars)
1980 SC - a great car!

Mark Dreyer

You didn't cover that in the pre-nup? That's a serious problem. LOL

texas911

Have her dance in a bikini, she'll get plenty of tips.

boolala

Get the tip. It's a faster car anyway.

MJSpeed

The tip may be faster but the manual will be more enjoyable...

eclou

Happy wife = happy life.

magwheel

Hey Greg..... The real question is what the girlfriend likes to drive!!! Just a joke son.... just a joke! Mags

stuka

My wife is pretty girly, but we take turns driving the GT2 to work. For her it's the 10E to downtown, which takes 45 minutes to an hour at 10mph max speed.

She never once asked for us to get an automatic of any kind because for her and for me, it is easier to drive in traffic with stick shift.

All you have to do is time the traffic a little, and you can let the car idle in 1st or second without having to clutch in that many times.

Maybe this argument will work for you.

Good luck.

Stealth.

Gerry, which car do you drive daily?

allegretto

I know you like the stick and that's enough reason. But this statement is not even logical. I don't care how much you idle in gear. I've driven stick shift for 40 yrs now.

stuka

I will post a video if you like, it aint that hard.

1st gear idle at what? 700rpm. If you leave about a car length and not riding the guy in front of you's bumper, it is easily done.

Again, the key is to not be so close (yet not far enough for others to cut in) to the guy's bumper so that your idling speed can cover the distance without running into the car in front of you.

You might have been doing it for 40 years, I have been driving stick cars in LA traffic for the last 10 years, using this method.

I will even count how many times I have to clutch in from West LA to downtown on the 10 and report back.

Woodster

I know several who have bought cars that their wife could drive (once per year)?????

But....you must keep mama happy.

allegretto

What you're saying isnt difficult to do or understand. All of us who drive stick do it in traffic.

It's just that if you drive that route with a 6 sp and I drive it with Tip. I dont see how I wont do even less shifting than you, that's all.

stuka

OK, I agree.

But what I am saying is, whenever I have had to drive automatic rental cars, having to put my foot on the brakes the whole time to prevent the car from going forwrad got really, really old.

And in this regard, driving a stick is easier for us.

Oak

cmon now, no need for excuses. you now you want the tip. no, really get het something else that has a tip, you'll regret it.